Leeuwkop prison’s water supply restored after settling R9.8m bill: DCS says there was no interruption as the prison has water reservoirs.
The City of Joburg’s Nkosana Lekotjolo confirmed that the facility had been reconnected at the weekend after the bill was settled.“They came to us [after disconnection] and said they wanted to settle the bill. Because they were owing, with interest, R9.8m — but they settled that,” he said.accrued over a 60-day period and denied claims that the facility had not been invoiced over that period, hence the failure to pay.
“It’s a huge institution so their water bill alone is huge. So if you miss one payment, with interest and everything, it accumulates,” Lekotjolo said. Lekotjolo was unable to provide an exact figure for all the businesses reconnected since Friday, saying that the city would release a statement once all the information has been consolidated.
Correctional services said there was no interruption to water supply during the disconnection, as the facility “has water reservoirs [which] supplied water throughout”.
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